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I n Ju ly w e took p ar t i n an i n ter n ati on al exch an ge p r ogr am . T h e or gan i ser s of th e p r oject cr eated en joy abl e p r ogr am s f or u s ? w e solved th e occu r r i n g p r obl em s , p r ocesses an d took p ar t i n gam es an d d i f f er en t acti vi ti es w i th en th u si asti c y ou n gster s . W e l ear n ed som eth i n g n ew ou t of al l of th ese p r ogr am s w h i l e of cou r se h avi n g f u n . W e w ou l d l i k e to h i gh l i gh t 3 acti vi ti es :
- Ri gh t i n th e begi n n i n g of th e cam p w e h ad an i n ter n ati on al n i gh t w h en w e p r esen ted each oth er s cou n tr i es an d sh ar ed som e ty p i cal f ood w i th each oth er .
- I t w as f ol l ow ed by an al l d ay h i k i n g to th e sm al l tow n of H ol l ók ? w h i ch w as testi n g ou r k n ow l ed ge , p ati en ce an d d i sci p l i n e . W e cou l d get th r ou gh th e d ay w i th coop er ati on an d team w or k ? w e bel i eve th at th i s p r ogr am p ar t w as br i n gi n g u s cl oser togeth er .
- I n th e en d of th e p r ogr am w e h ad an u n f or gettabl e ex p er i en ce i n B al assagy ar m at ? th i s w as th e cu l m i n ati on of th e m essage of th e w h ol e p r ogr am : H ow can w e cr eate n ew , u sef u l d esi gn objects ou t of w aste m ater i al s ? W e cou l d i m p l em en t w h at w e h ave l ear n ed i n th e f ew d ay s of th e cam p an d p ass i t on by sh ow i n g th e tech n i qu es f or th e i n m ates of th e p r i son an d th e vi l l ager s of th e tow n . I t w as gr eat f u n an d a su ccessf u l even t w h i ch w as based on ex ten si ve p r ep ar ati on an d en th u si asm . W e h ad th e ch an ce to teach a l ot of p eop l e an d cou l d al so ex p er i en ce th at even sm al l , easy -to-m ad e objects can br i n g a gr eat d eal of p l easu r e .
W e r eal ly l i k e th e i n ter n ati on al i ty of th e p r ojects ? w e cou l d get to k n ow p eop l e f r om d i f f er en t cou n tr i es an d becom e f r i en d s w i th th em . For u s i t al so ad d s a sy m bol i cal m ean i n g of solvi n g en vi r on m en tal i ssu es ? w e h ave to w or k h an d i n h an d to f i n d sol u ti on s . W e ar e al so con ti n u i n g th e w or k th at w e star ted at th e exch an ge ? at th e sch ool w e star ted an af ter n oon cl ass f or stu d en ts w h er e th ey h ave th e sp ace to tal k abou t en vi r on m en tal i ssu es an d f i n d p ossi bl e sol u ti on s f or th em .